University of alabama football coach history. Get alabama crimson tide ncaa football news schedule recruiting information. The alabama crimson tide college football team represents the university of alabama in the west division of the southeastern conference. The program has had 27 head coaches and 1 interim head coach since it began play during the 1892 season.
Since january 2007 nick saban has served as alabamas head coach. The program has had 27 head coaches and 1 interim head coach since it began play during the 1892 season. Since january 2007 nick saban has served as alabamas head coach.
The official football coach list for the university of alabama crimson tide. The following is a list of alabama crimson tide football coaches specifying the head coaches of the alabama crimson tide football team since the programs founding in 1892. Don hutson after wade left alabama to become the head coach at duke university frank thomas took over the helm and launched another successful era for the crimson tide from 1931 46.
The bear can make a reasonable case for the best coach in football history period. In alabamas 1982 media guide the last for coach bryant 1934 is listed as the only national championship before coach bryant in a footnote about the schools sec history. Adopting the nickname of the crimson tide after the 1907 season the team has played more than 1100 game.
Thomas who amassed a record of 115 24 7 was a former notre dame quarterback who had been a roommate of the fabled george gipp.